Differences in how researchers prepare and image samples can lead to discrepancies in their results.

Electron microscopy revealed that a deadly disease of birds was not a form of flu, but a different type of virus entirely.

SARS-CoV-2 causes cells to put out projections that spread the virus, a study finds.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases releases a series of images that offer a close up look at the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Researchers describe their tools for probing how the physical shape of the genome affects genes’ function.

The chemist and biophysicist won a Nobel prize for the development of a technique to probe the structures of nucleotide-protein complexes.

Researchers used scanning electron microscopy to peer at bugs on several hummingbird species.

Scientists look to a leaf beetle’s genitals for lessons on improving catheter strength.  

Chemistry Nobel goes to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson. 

Synaptic connections and a new neuron type emerge in high-res images, which hold promise for mapping the complete connectome.

The awesome architecture of the gateways to the nucleus

A new technique creates colorful stains that label proteins and cellular structures at higher resolution than ever before possible. 

From confocal fluorescence microscopy to super-resolution and live 3-D imaging, microscopes have changed rapidly since 1986.

The preliminary structure of the misfolded protein that causes mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease looks like a coiled mattress spring.

In a $4.2 billion deal, the science equipment giant is buying the Hillsboro, Oregon-based electron microscope maker.

A detailed structure of the pathogen highlights its similarities to—and one major difference from—other flaviviruses. 

Thomas Deerinck has been at the helm of a microscope for more than four decades. And he’s got lots to show for it, including a half a dozen placements in the Nikon Small World competition.